Should You Regular Start Or Skip Ahead In Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC?

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's DLC gives players two ways to get into the game: skip ahead to the new content, or start from scratch. The DLC is massive, expanding the Perk tree and cybernetic upgrades, while adding new story quests, new weapons, and new vehicles to . It's easy to see why someone would want to jump right into it, especially given the base game's once-lackluster reputation. It's undergone a lot of improvement since release, though, so blowing right past the main campaign might not be the best idea.

The game has seen many changes, most recently in the free 2.0 update to which tweaks many of the systems under the hood. The 2.0 update reworks the game's Skill and Perk systems, adds new cyberware mechanics, improves enemy AI in combat, and adds the option for vehicular combat. All of this is present in the updated game from the very beginning, and there's no need to buy, install, or start the DLC to experience the changes. The new additions are great, and range from the long-awaited to the completely surprising, but do they really justify a whole repeat playthrough of ?

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The main benefit of skipping ahead to the DLC is the most obvious one: it allows players to jump right into the new content without delay. doesn't start as soon as the new content is installed. It requires completion of a pretty significant portion of the main game to begin, activating automatically after the main quest "." Whilemost diehards will have almost certainly completed this mission by the time the DLC comes out, that won't be the case for everyone.

Many others gave 's early hours a shot, deciding for one reason or another that it wasn't for them before finishing up